Display carton

ABSTRACT

A display carton comprises a rectangular structure having top and bottom closures. The interior of the carton is divided into upper and lower compartments by a platform flap cut from the front panel and folded to overlie the contents of the lower compartment. This provides a display window through which the portion of the contents of the carton above the platform flap may be viewed.

United States Patent [15] 3,685,640 Tolaas 14 1 Aug. 22, 1972 [54] DISPLAY CARTON FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS Inventor: William Tolaas, Paul, Minn- 27,004 5/1930 Australia ..206/45.31 1 Assignee: Hoerner Corporation 1 ,1 1 l Great Britain l9 Ramsey County, Minn. Primary Examiner-Leonard Summer [22] Flled' Sept 1970 Atlomey-Robert M. Dunning 21 Appl. No.: 70,397

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In the packaging of products such as plastic tumblers and the like, it is desirable that the tumblers be readily visible to the prospective customer. However, when or 12 such tumblers are being sold as a unit it is impracticable to place each of the tumblers in a separate cell where it can be viewed in view of the large space which would be required. Because of the fact that the tumblers in question often nest together, it is possible to package the tumblers in a relatively small size carton. However, nested tumblers often do not make a very attractive display.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION I have found that an attractive display carton may be made by dividing the carton into two sections, one of which is designed to accommodate a plurality of tumblers in nested relation, and the other of which is to display a single tumbler or a single pair of tumblers. As a result, the product may be readily seen by perspective purchasers. At the same time, the carton is relatively small because of the fact that the majority of the tumblers are stacked in nested relation.

Afeature of, the present invention resides in the simplicity of the construction. In preferred form, the display carton may comprise merely an ordinary tuck end carton which is of a depth somewhat greater than twice the depth of a single tumbler, depending upon the number of tumblers being shipped. In the drawings of the present application, the tumblers are divided into two stacks, but the carton could hold a single stack or a greater number of stacks if it were so desired. One or more stacks of nested glasses are placed within the carton to rest upon the bottom thereof. A platform flap is preferably cut from the display panel of the carton and is folded inwardly and downwardly to rest upon the upper surface of the nested glasses. A number of tumblers equal to the number of stacks is placed upon the platform flap where the product may be readily viewed through the wall of the carton. I

A further feature of the present invention resides in the provision of a device of the type described in which the carton is provided with display openings adjoining the tumblers being displayed so that a large portion of the area of these tumblers may be viewed.

These and other objects and novel features of the present invention will be more clearly and fully set forth in the following specification and claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the display carton with the tumblers to be displayed removed so that the construction may be noted.

FIG. 2 is a vertical section through the filled carton, the position of the section being indicated by the line 2.-2 of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view through the filled carton, the section being at right angles to the section shown in FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a diagrammatic view of the blank from which the display carton is formed.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT As indicated in FIG. 4 of the drawings, the carton A includes a rear panel 10, a first side wall 11, a front wall 12, a second side wall 13, and a glue flap 14 which are pivotally connected along parallel fold lines 15, l6, l7 and 19. A pair of closure flaps 20 and 21 are foldably connected to the lower edges of the side wall panels 11 and 13 along a fold line 22. A bottom closure flap 23 is hingedly connected to the lower edge of the front wall 12 along the fold line 22. A tuck flap 24 is hingedly connected to the bottom closure flap 23 along a fold line 25, the fold line being positioned so that the tuck flap 24 may be folded between the rear edges of the horizontally folded closure flaps 20 and 21, and the rear wall 10, when the carton is closed.

In a similar manner, top closure flaps 26 and 27 are foldably connected to the upper edges of the side walls 11 and 13 along a fold line 29. A top closure flap 30 is hingedly connected to the upper edge of the front panel 12 along a continuation of the fold line 29. A tuck flap 31 is foldably connected to the top closure flap 30 along a fold line 32. The arrangement is such that the tuck flap 31 may be folded down between the rear edges of the inwardly folded flaps 26 and 27 and the rear panel 10 of the carton. As is well known in the art, one or both of the bottom and top closure flaps 23 and 30 could be hinged to the edge of the rear panel 10 instead of the front panel 12, if it were so desired.

A display window is formed in the front .panel 12, the window being defined by a pair of opposed outwardly bowed cut lines 33 having their upper ends terminating at a connecting cut line 34 extending substantially along the fold line 29, and terminating at their lower ends at a fold line 35 extending across the front panel parallel to the fold line 29. A portion of the area of the window is shown cut away by a out line 36 extending between the bowed cut lines 33 and which is spaced from the fold line 35 a distance substantially equal to the width of the side walls 11 and 13. A platform flap 37 is thus provided which may be folded inwardly into parallel relation to the top and bottom closure flaps 30 and 23 when the carton is closed. Display, windows 39 and 40 may be provided in the side walls 11 and 13 if desired to provide a greater view of the carton contents.

The packing of the carton A is quickly accomplished. In the particular package illustrated, 12 numbers B are contained. Two stacks of 5 nested tumblers each provided. The bottom closure is closed by folding inwardly the flaps 20 and 21, and tucking the tuck flap 24 between these flaps 20 and 21 in the rear wall 10, the bottom closure flap 23 closing the bottom. The two stacks of five tumblers are then inserted into the carton in side by side relation. The platform flap 37 is then folded inwardly to overlie the two stacks of tumblers, the fold line 35 being substantially flush with the upper edge of the uppermost tumblers of the stacks. Two single tumblers B are then inserted into the carton to rest upon the platform 37, the top two single tumblers B being displayed through the opening partially formed by the platform flap 37, and the display openings 39 and 40. With this arrangement, two single tumblers are displayed to the prospective customer. At the same time, the major portion of the tumblers are in nested relation so that the space required is not excessive.

In accordance with the patent statutes I have described the principles of construction and operation of my display carton; and while I have attempted to disclose the best embodiments thereof, I desire to have it understood that obvious changes may be made within the scope of the following claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. A display carton for containing nestable tumblers including:

rectangularly arranged front, rear and side walls connected in tubular relation,

closure flaps secured to certain of said walls and folded to provide top and bottom closures,

a stack of nested tumblers resting upon said bottom closure,

a platform flap hinged to said front wall on a transverse fold line on a plane substantially flush with the upper edge of the uppermost tumbler of said stack, said flap being cut from the portion of said front wall above said fold line and folded to rest upon said stack, and

a single tumbler aligned with said stack and extending from said platform flap to said top closure.

2. The structure of claim 1 and in which a second stack of nested tumblers similar to the first stack is in side by side relation to said first named stack, and including a second single tumbler resting upon said platform flap in side by side relation to said first named single tumbler.

3. The structure of claim 1 and in which the front wall includes a window extending to the top closure flap hinged thereto, at least a part of which is formed by the folding of said platform flap.

4. The structure of claim 1 and in which said side walls include windows through which said single tumbler may be viewed. 

1. A display carton for containing nestable tumblers including: rectangularly arranged front, rear and side walls connected in tubular relation, closure flaps secured to certain of said walls and folded to provide top and bottom closures, a stack of nested tumblers resting upon said bottom closure, a platform flap hinged to said front wall on a transverse fold line on a plane substantially flush with the upper edge of the uppermost tumbler of said stack, said flap being cut from the portion of said front wall above said fold line and folded to rest upon said stack, and a single tumbler aligned with said stack and extending from said platform flap to said top closure.
 2. The structure of claim 1 and in which a second stack of nested tumblers similar to the first stack is in side by side relation to said first named stack, and including a second single tumbler resting upon said platform flap in side by side relation to said first named single tumbler.
 3. The structure of claim 1 and in which the front wall includes a window extending to the top closure flap hinged thereto, at least a part of which is formed by the folding of said platform flap.
 4. The structure of claim 1 and in which said side walls include windows through which said single tumbler may be viewed. 